News – coronavirus Na naidheachdan - coròna-bhìoras

Intermediate (B1) - Fichead Facal (20 words)

Learn Gaelic words and phrases about the coronavirus. Here’s a list of words that are really useful about the disease.Ionnsaich briathrachas Gàidhlig mun chòrona-bhìoras. Seo liosta a tha gu math feumail mun ghalar.

Tha Fichead Facal ag obrachadh leis an fhaclair. Tagh facal sam bith san colbh Gàidhlig agus fosglaidh am faclair ann an taba ùr agus bidh gnè an fhacail ann.Twenty Words is integrated with the dictionary. Choose any word in the Gaelic column and the dictionary will open and you will see the gender of the Gaelic word.

This page is about the coronavirus. The vocabulary on this page is slightly more advanced than other pages in Fichead Facal (Twenty words). These words were supplied by BBC Naidheachdan (BBC News) and this is the vocabulary they use in their stories. ’S ann mun chòrona-bhìoras a tha an duilleag seo. Tha am briathrachas air an duilleig seo rud beag nas adhartaiche na duilleagan eile ann am Fichead Facal. Thàinig na faclan seo bho BBC Naidheachdan agus is e seo am briathrachas a tha iadsan a’ cleachdadh sna sgeulachdan aca.

English	Gàidhlig
the coronavirus	an coròna-bhìoras	<))
intensive care unit	ionad dlùth chùraim	<))
hospital	ospadal	<))
Local Authority	Ùghdarras Ionadail	<))
Health Board	Bòrd Slàinte	<))
NHS	Seirbheis na Slàinte	<))
disease	galar	<))
virus	bhìoras	<))
symptoms	comharran	<))
care	cùram	<))
treatment	leigheas	<))
oxygen	ocsaidean	<))
ventilator	analadair	<))
vulnerable	so-leònta	<))
resources, facilities	goireasan	<))
furlough	fòrladh	<))
PPE (personal protective equipment)	aodach is uidheamachd dìon	<))
tests	deuchainnean	<))
test	sgrùdadh	<))
blood test	deuchainn fala	<))
social distance	astar sòisealta	<))
spread	sgapadh	<))

Our intention with this page is to offer some support when the learner is watching An Là on BBC ALBA, listening to the news on Aithris na Maidne (The Morning Report), and Aithris an Fheasgair (The Afternoon Report), on Radio nan Gàidheal, and visiting the pages of BBC Naidheachdan (BBC News). Is e am miann a th’ againn leis an duilleig seo beagan taic a thabhann nuair a tha neach-ionnsachaidh a’ coimhead air An Là air BBC ALBA, ag èisteachd ris na naidheachdan air Aithris na Maidne, is Aithris an Fheasgair, air Radio nan Gàidheal, agus a’ tadhal air na duilleagan-lìn BBC Naidheachdan.